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Messns. Entrons 2—Year“ interesting his-
tories of the Neptuues would not be com-
plete were you to omit 'tl'ieNiirigns import-
ant matters connected: Withthe keeping of
our “log” and the awarding of prizes won
by the most daring, heroic, and enduring of
our party. Our first trying duty was the
selection of the log keeper. Naturally, all
fixed upon our chaplain, as our log must
be truthfully as well as ably and impartial-
ly kept. The person’s native modesty led
him to oppose our wishes‘iu this respect, and
when the name of ii. A. Milton was pro-
posed nobody voted “aye" so vociferously
as he. Indeed, half of the crowd were as
innocent of the “goak” as was the pursuit.
hilarious with his supposed rcleasc.; And
when all found that it was the chaplain. that
was taught, nothing short of “three times
three-"cool .l dujusiicc to the occasion, Ian:
at little suspicions that. the chapliiu failed to
record all the doingsand best sayingg'oftlie
boys—despite his earnest desire to be a
faithful historian. I particularly observed
that he omitted several of \Villis’ best sto-
ries and lost tally on some of Osborne’s
times of returning to thsboat. \Ve ought
not to find fault, however, as it was a hard
task itOpi-ove an entirely faithful shepherd
of such a flock, especially when there were
so many old Bell-walkers hard of burn and
perverse of nature, with a constant tendency
to wander frotu the peaceful fold.
ilarry Heatiicotc 0i Gangoil.
BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
._.—._.
CHAPTER X.
HARRY IIEATHOTE RETURNS IN TRIUMPH. .
When the fight was quite over, and Heath-
cote’s party had returned to their horses,
tiledlicot fora few minutes was laintand
sick, but he ri v‘ived after a'while, and dc.
clarrd himself able tosit on his horse.
l‘hcrc Was a difficulty in getting hiin’up,bnt
when more he made no further complaint.
"This,” said he, as be settled himself in his
saddle, ”is my first Christmas day in Aus-
tralia. I landed early in January and 11:“
,car was on my- way home to fetch my
mother." .
"It’s not much like an English Christ-
- mas,” said Harry.
“Nor yet as in Hanover,” said the, (391'
utan.’
“ l’s Cork you should go to, or. Gilwny,
be ad, if you Want to see Christmas kep‘ af-
ter the cold fashion,” said Mickey.
"I think we used to do it pretty wellin
Cumberland," said Medlicot. “There are
ihings which can‘t. be transplanted; They
buy have roast beef, and all that; but you
should have cold weather to make you feel
that it is Christmas indcet .”
“We do it as well as we can," Harry
pleaded. ' “I’ve seen a great pudding come
into the room all ufire—just to remind one
of the old country—when it has been so hot
that one could-hardly bear it shirt on ouc’s
shoulders. But yet there’s something in it.
One likes to think of the old place, ihough
one is so far :twui. ilnw do you feel now ?
Does the j .liing hurt you much? If your
horse is rough cziaogc with me. This fol-
low goes as smooth as a lady.” ‘Medlictit
The severest ordeal we all underwent dur-
ing our cruise of 1875, was the last night be-
fore we got home. At this “experience
meeting” it was the imperative duty of ev-
cry brother Neptune to “confess" all he had
done, said, or been privy to in the condum
ofany erring brother. The tru h of history
was to be vindicated and it was indecda
sore trial for some of the younger N‘uptun‘cs
to confess all, especially in reference to their-
friiillies in the regard of flirting and bluf-
fing. The old-liners had little difficulty iii
dodging around llic subject or ‘proving an
alibi. But there were new members who
had never been to O ik Blulfs before and it
Was not to be expected that they should at
first know all the rules and regulations gov-
erning the camp ground One of the most.
tantalizing of these was the locking up of
the gates ot‘ the camp-ground enclosure at
ten o’clock, sharp. A board fence some
ten feet high surrounds- the Methodist ;
enclosure and all the dear little cottages of
h the faithful were thus shut in from the outer
world. To add to the difficulty the boards
were nailed perpendicularly and sharpened
to a. fine point at the upper extremity. It
would so happen, of course, that someone
suspecting “ch” would be beguiled into
promenading udown the bluff, with some
t'air daughter or sister of the Methodist per-I
suasion, and not having a time-piece or ob:
livious of time altogether, would overstay
the fatal hour of ten. The laws of the. camp
ground are as unalterablc as were those of
the Mcades and Persians, and as no gates
could be opened there was but one terrible
alternative-430.113 the fence! The way the
married ,‘did it, was to brace firmly against
the fence in a halfkueeling posture, andlet
the fair creatures trip from knee to shoulder
and then with a spring bound to the top
rail on the other side; but to Willis and
some of the more bashful boys this dire ne
cessity wits p‘romotive- of neithe'i- grace or
gracefulhess.‘ Therefiire, it is no wonder
more 1th in ‘oue “dodged" or broke down at
our last night’s “confessional. ”
' .Thc awarding of prizes Went off with
much better grace. Commodore Tompkins
presented it. five-dollar gold piece, as the
first. prize to E. C. Bissell for having caught
twenty-one—thelargest number of blue-fish;
Chaplain Hamilton made the presentation
speech and brought tears to many watery
v yes. Vice-Commodore Lester presented a
have watermelon as first rize to Secretar Y _ _
° ‘ p y about nothing Can’t be very pleasant to a
Osborn, as the champion “blufi‘er” for 1875;
W. L Watson, of N. Y., m ide the presenta-
tion and vividly depicted the “scenes” in .
our devoted brother had reveled »
on plants, and on the walks and _
the blull'. i'Ie rivet-red lhat he, had
from his ciiuchparlier—to gct_the‘
at ashore ~staid out later. missedg
eals, and kept away from the boat'
ban any “Nep” and clearly deserved ,
iize he had won, though he thought ;
Prowitt and Meeker, and one or two others,!
liud'failcd to outdo him solely front a less.
amount of physical endurance. The Score?
tar‘yrdfdoled like a child, as, Willi face radi
eat with smiles. he bore his melon away in;
triumph. Secretary Osborn gave a $2 50‘
gold coin as'first prize for the heaviest blue-i
fish, won by J. K. Smith of Brewster Slip}
tion—fish weighing 5 lbs. 10 oz. This was;
presented by associate Judge-Advocate Asa
B Woddwal‘d. Hc pathetically depicted,
the scene of himself and Bissell in their’
death struggles for blue‘fisb ; that. day after;
day, despite calms, rain and sea-sickness, heg
had competed, like an old Ephesian athlete,':
with his brother Bissell, at the stern-end of?
a blue-fish smack,till finally Bissell & Smith
" hudcarried off the only prizes a lawyer
could. possibly care anything about, viz:
t $7.50} Vice-Chaplain A. c. Taylor . of
y Westport, gave $2.50 for the longest—storyI
.__ —-—no, the longest fish; taken by H.A. Kings},
1"‘b‘ury,of',,Scr‘anton, Pa. A ' watch charm—é
boat and Jami—given by Pioneer Frank;
Leonard for the second.'greatest catch of
blue-fish, was achieved by Attorney Wench.
ward who caught fifteen fish inless thanvfil'o,
teen day‘s, Presented by brother Holcomb,
of Southington. He applauded the luckyé
recipient’s ambition in forsnking Chitty and}
his bills and attaining to the less scaly oc‘cu-f
pation CoffblfiE-‘fi’s—hi‘ng. A: plain silver medal}
Was given by Vice-Commodore Lester ton
the smallest fish—3 lbs. 4 023; Presented by!
C. J. -Miller, of Brewsters. This was the
most affecting of all—fish, subject, and
speech. A box containining 5 lbs. ofFrank
Mead’s best candy, was given by the Com-
missary,_fo;}he second largest fish; Master
Henry F. Bissell took ‘ this prize, his fish
weighing 5tzlbs. 7 023. J udge-Advocate
Taylor. presented this and Wept as he
.ri’thfi‘fi’ght bf the fish and the dear ones left
- behind. Here all Wept, but as it was in
sight of home resolved to say nothing about
earn.“r"l‘he.historic “white umbrella" (1’) given
V "by AES Gibson for the greatest number of
fish taken in any one day, was won by Wil-
lis McDonald. Our organ—istprescnted his
own prizp'ipvagvgry’humorc 'Up’éech, and
his heart reverted to that o. i “white um-
brella” ofthe past and to the two confiding
ones beneath it,'etcetera, when it wasn’t a
. good day for blufiln‘gor fishing either. ,
The gray streaks were fast coming up in
the east when our hilarious and mirth pro-
voking presentatibn’s were at an end. Then
our good” Chaplain'closed with a sober,
earnest and sensible address to all, and end-
ed with a most devout, and ferVent prayer
forus all, when we retired for what was
left of the night to awake. in sight of dear
old Nor-walk. So ends this chapter from
yours IIII dell”). I VINDEX.
A sharp Hartford Policeman.
It Hartford policeman was green enough
. l9 be taken in rInursday for eight (mum,
on the stale fool’s trick- of the pt‘i2e.bux
“racket.” He Watched the fellow pack a
ten dollar note in a certain box, and jumped
at the’chancc to buy it for eight dollars, be-
cause he “saw” the bill put in .the box, and
It Was sold to him for
eight dollars—shut, of course, when he hur-
ried off to slyly but eagerly examine it, the
knew it was there.
. “X” was not in the box, yet the deception
was made right in front of his eyes. But
the "cop” wasn't Well up in sleight-of-hafid
swindles of race track sharpers, and "tum-
bled to the lay” too late. .Rather fresh
business for a policeumn.-Harlford Times.
..
German.
declared that the pain did not troubleuhim
much.
“They’d have ridden over us only for
you,” continued Harry. ..
“My word! Wouldn’t they it" said Jacko,
who was very proud of his own part iii the
battle. “I say, Mr. Mcdlicot, did on see
30s and his horse p in company ? 'ou did,
Mr. Harry. Didn’t he fly like a bird, all in
amougllte bushes! I owed Bos one; I did,
my word 2 And now I’ve paid him.”
“I saw il,”§ui(t Hurry. "He was riding
at me as lltll‘alls he could come. I can’t
understand Boscobcl. Nukes is a sly, bad,
slinking fellow, w born 1 never liked. But 1
was always good to 803; and when he
cheated tar, as he did, about his time, I net'-
or even threatened to stop his money."
"Yon-told him of it too‘plain,” said the
“I did tell him, ofcourse, as I should you.
It has come to that now, that if a man robs
you—your oWn mun—you are not; to dare
to tell him ofit ! Whatwould you think of
me, Karl, if I were to find you out, and was
to be afraid of speaking to you, lest you
should turn against me and burn my
fences ‘3" Karl Bender shrugged his shoul-
ders,holdiug his reins lip to his eyes. “I
know what. you ought to think! And. I
wish that every man about Gangoil should
be sure that I will always say what I_ think
right. I don't know that I was ever hard
upon any man. I try not to be.”
. “Thrue for you, Mr. Harry,” said the
Irishman. -
“I’m not going to- pick my words because
men like Nokes and Boscobel have the pow-
er of injuring me. I’m not going to truckle
to rascals because I’m afraid of them. I’d'
sooner be burnt out of-house and home, and
go work on the whervcs‘ in Bris-
bane, than that.” .
“My word ! yes,” said Jacko, “and I too.”
“If the devil is to get ahead, he must; but
I won’t hold a. candle to him. You fellows
may tell every man about the place what I
say. As long as I am master of Gangoii I’ll
be master; and when ‘1 come across a swin-
dle I‘ll tell the man who does it he's a swin-
dler. I told Bus to his face; but I din’t tell
anybody else, and I shouldn’t if he had
taken it right and mended his ways.”
_ They all understood him very well—the
German, lhe-lrishman, Mcdlicot’s foreman,
medlieot himself, and even Jacko: and
though, no doubt, there was a feeling within
the hearts of the men that Harry Heathcote
was imperious, still they respected him, and
they believed him. ‘
“The muniher should be the itiasther, no
doubt,” said the Irishman.
“A man that is a man, vill not sell hisself
body and soul," said the German, slowly.
"Do I want dominion over your soul,
Karl Bender i?" asked the squatter 'wilh en-
ergy. “ You know I don’t nor over your
body, exceptso far as it suits you to sell
your services.- What you sell you part with
readily- like a man; and it’s not likely that
on and I shall quarrel. But all this row
man with a broken shoulder."
“I like to hear you,” said Medlicot. “I’m
always a good listener when men have
something really to say.” ,
“AV ell, then, I’ve something to say,” cried
Hzfi'ry. “There never was a man came to
my house whom I’d sooner see as a Christ-
mas guest than yourself.”
“'l‘uaukec, Sir."
“It’s more than I could have said jester.
day with truth."
:‘I’ts more than you did sav.”
“Yes, by George! But you’ve beat me
now. When you’re hard pressed for hands
down yonder, you send for me anti see if I
won’t turn the mill for you, or hoe canes
either.” ' _
“80‘“ I; my word l yes. Just for my ra-
tions.” . »
They had by this time reached the Gen-
goil fence, having taken the directest route
for the house. But Harry in doing this had
not been unmindi’ul of the fire. Had Medli—
cot not been wounded, he would have taken
the party somewhat out of the way. dOWu
southward. following the flames; but Med '
item's condition had made him feel that h.
would not be justified in doing so. Now,
however, it occurred to him that he might
as well ride a mile or two down the fence.
and see What injury had been done. The.
escort of the men would be sufilcient to‘
take Medlicot to the station, and he would
reach the place as soon as they. If the
flames were Still running ahead he knew '
that he could not now stop them, but he
could at least learn how the matter stood
with him. . if the worst came to the worm
he would not now lose more than three or
four miles of fencing, and the grass off a cor
nor of his run. Nevertheless, tired as bi-
Was, he could not bear the idea of going
home without knowing the whole story. So
he made his proposal. Medlicotrof course,
made no objection. Etch of the men ofi'er
ed to go with him, but he declined their ser-
vices. "Theto is nothing to do,” said he,
“and nobody to catch; and it the fire is
burning it must burn.” So he went alone.
The words that he had uttered among his
men had not been lightly spoken. He had
‘b’egnn-topcrceive that life would be very
hard to him in his present position, or per-
haps altogether impossible, as long as he
was at enmity with all those around him.
Old squatters whom he knew, respectable
men who had been in the colony before he
was born, had advised him to be on good
terms with the Brownbies. “You needn’t
ask them to your house, or go to them, but
just soft-sawdcr them when you meet," an
old gentleman had said to him. He certain-
ly hadn’t taken the old gentleman’s advice,
thinking that to “soft-sawder so great ll
reprobate as Jerry Brownbie would be
holding a candle to the devil. But his own
plan had hardly answered. Well;he was
sureifl lany rale,oflhis-—-tliat he could do no
good now by endeavoring to be civil to the
Brownbies. He soon came to the place
where the fire had reached his fence, and
found that it had burned its way. through.
and that the flames were still continuing
their onward course. The fence to 1h..-
north, or rather to the nortwestward—the
point whence the wind was coming—stood
firm at the spot at. which the fire had struck
it. Dry as the wood was the flames had not
traveled upward against the Wind. But to
the south the fire was traveling down the
fence. To stop this he rode half a mile
along the burning barrier till he had head-
ed the flames, and then lie'pulled the bushes
clown and rolled away the logs, so as to
stop'the destruction. As regarded his fence
there was less than a mile of it destroyed,
and that he could now leave in security, its
me wind was blowing away from it. As for
his grass, that must now take its chance.
He could see the dark light of the low run-
ning fire; but there was no longer a. mighty
blaze, and he knew- that the dew 0f the
night was acting as his protector. The
harmthat had been as yet done was trifling,
if only he could protect himself from furth-
er harm. After leaving the fire, he had still
a ride of seven or eight miles through the
gloom of the forest—all alone. Not only
Was he weary, but his horse was so tired
that he could hardly get him to center for a
furloiig. He regretted that he. had not
brought the boy with him, knowing well the
~ervice ot companionship too tired beast.
He was used to such troubles and could al-
ways tell himselflhat his back was broad
enough to hear them; but his desolation
among enemies oppressed him. , Medlicot,
however, was no longer an enemy. Then
there came across his mind for the first time
an idea that Medlicot might marry his sister-
in-law. and become his fast friend. If he
could have but one true friend, he thought
. -.NORWALK, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAYSEPT
that he could hear .thc enmity of all the
Brownbies. Hitherto he had been entirely
alone in his anxiety. It was between three
:and four when he reached Gangoil, and he
found that the party of horsemeb had just
entered the yard before him. The sugar
planter was so weak «that he could hardly
get off his horse. _
The two ladies were still watching when
the cavalcadearriveddhough itqu then be-
tween threc and four invthe morning. It
was I-Iarry’s custom on such occasions to
ride tip to the little gate close to. the veran-
da, and there to hang his bridle tillsome one
should take his horse away ;, but on this oc-
casion he and the others rode into the yard.
Seeing this, Mrs. Heathcote and her Sister
went through the house, and soon learned
how things were. Mr. Medlicot, from the
. mill, had come with a bone broken,,and it
was their duty to nurse him till a doctor
.could be procured from Maryboroughz N ow
Maryborough was thirty miles distant.
Some one must be despatched at once.
Jacko volunteered. but in such a seryice
Jacko was hardly to be trusted. He might
tell asleep on his horse, and continue his
slumbers on the ground. Mickey and the
German both offered; but the men were so
beaten by their work that Heathcote did not
dare to take their offer. _ .
“I’ll tell you what it is, Mar ',” he said to
his wife, ‘,there is nothing'for it but for me
to go for Jackson.” Jackson was the doc-
tor. ‘And‘l can see the police at the same
little.” .
“Yeti sha'n‘i go, Harry. Youaro so tired
alrcad y you Can hardly stand this tnomeut.’
"Get ate some strong coffee—at once. You
don’t know what that man has done for us.
1’]! tell you another time. I owe him more
than a title to Maryborough. I’ll make the
men get Yorkie up”—-Yorkie Was a favorite
horse lie liad-“while you make the coffee ;
and I’ll lead Colonel”—Colonel was another
horse, well esteemed at Gangoil. “Jackson
will come quicker on him‘thuu any horse he
ciu get at Maryborough." _ ‘
And so it has arranged, in spite of the
the wife’s liars and eutrcaties. Hurry had
his coffee and some food, and started, with
his .wo horses for the doctor. . =
Nature is so good to us that we hrs some-
times disposed to think that we might have
dispensed with art. In the hush, where
doctors cannot be had, hours will set them-
selves ; and when doctors do come, bulcome
slowly, the broken bones stilt themselves to
such t irdiness. 'Medlicot‘ was brought in
and put to bed. Let the reader not be
shocked to hear that KateDaly’s room was
given up to him, as being bestsuite‘d- for a
sick man’s comfort, and the two ladies took
it in turn to watch him.. Mrs. Heuthcote
was, of course, the first, and remained with
him until dawn. Then Kale crept to the
door and asked whether she should relieve
her sister. Medlicot Was asleep and it was
agreed that Kate should remain in the ver-
anda, and look in from time to timetio see
whether the wounded man. required ought
at her hands. She lookedin very often, and
then. at last, he was awake; “ '
“Miss Daily,” he said “I feel so ashamed
of the trouble I’m giving." .
“Don’t speak of it. It is nothing. In the
hush everybody, of' course, does anything
for everybody.” When the words were
spoken she felt that they were not as com-
plimentary as she would have wished. “You
were to have come today, you know, but
we gird not think you'd come like this, did
we _ . .
“I don’t know why I didn’t go home in-
stead of coming here.”
“The doctor will reach Gangoil sooner
than he could the mill. You are better here
and we will send for Mrs. Medlicot as soon
as the men have had a rest. How was it all
Mr. Medlicot ? Harry.snys that there was it
fight, and that you came in just at the nick
of time, and that but for you all the run
would have been burned."
“Not that ill all.”
“He said so; only he went off so quickly.
ly understood him." Is it not dreadful thin
there should be such lighting 3’. And they
these horrid fires! You were in the
middle of the fire, were you not. ?” It. suit-
ed Kate’s feelings that Mcdlicot should be
the hero of this occasion.
“We were lighting them in front to put:
them outbchind.” ,
"And then, while you were at work, these
men from Boolabong came upon you. Oh,
Mr. Mcdllcot,‘ we shall be so very, very
wretched if you are much hurt. My sister
is so unhappy about it."
“It's only my COIIIII'ebOIIE,” Miss Daly.
"But that is so dreadful.” She was still
thinking of. the. one word he 'had spoken
when he had—well, not asked her. for her
love, but said that which between a young
man and a young woman ought to mean the
same thing. Perhaps it-had meant nothing.
'he had heard that young men do say things
but mean nothing. But. to her,li_ving in the
olltude of Gangoil, the one WOrd had been
0 much! Her heart had melted with abso-
utc acknowledged love when the man had
been brought through into the house with
all the added attraciion of a broken bone.
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'While her sister had watched she had re-
tired—to rest, as Mary had said, but .in
truth to think of the chance which had
brought her in this guise into familiar con-
[act with the man she loved. And then.
when she had crept up to take her place in
watching him, she had almost felt that.
shame should restrain her. But it was her
duty, and, of course. a man with acollar-
none broken would not speak of love.
“It will make your Christmas so sad for
you,” he said.
“Oh, as for that we mind nothing about
it.—-for ourselves. We are never very guy
ncrc.”
“But you are happy ‘2" -
’ “Oh yes, quite happy, except when Harry-
is disturbed by the troubles. I don’t thin
anybody has as many troubles as a squatter.
It sometimes seems that all the world is
against him.” . -
“We shall be allies now, at any rate.”
“Oh, I do so hope we shall,” Said Kate,
putting her hands together in her energy,
ind thcn retreating from her energy with
"sad awkwardness when she remembered the
personal application other wish. “That: is,
[mean you and Harry,” she added in, a
Whisper; ' ~ "
“Why MM and others,” besides Harry.
“It is so much to him to have a real friend.
I‘hings concern us, of course, only just as
they concern him. Women are never ol
very much account, I think. Harry has to
do everything, and everything ought to be
done for him."
“I think you spoil Harry among you.”
“Don’t you say so to Mary or she will be
fierce.”
“I wonder whether I shall ever haven
wife to stand up for me in that way ‘2"
Kate had no answer to make, but she
thought that it would be his own fault if he
did not have a wife to stand up for him thor-
oughly. ',
"He has been very lucky in his wife.”
“I think he has, Mr. Medlicot; hutyou are
moving about, and you ought to lie still.
There! I heard the horses; that‘s the doc-
tor. Ido so hope he won’t say that anything
very bad is the matter.”
She jumped up from her chair which was
close to his bed, and as she did so just
touched his hand with hers. It was invol-
, untary on her part, having come of instinct
rather than will, and she withdrew herself
instantly. The hand she had touched he-
Iougcd to the arm that was not hurt, and he
put it out after her, and caught her by the
sleeve as she was retreating. “0h, Mr. Med-
yourself if you move in that way.”
And so she escaped, and left'the room,iind
did. not. sen him again till the doctor had
gone from Gangoil. _
The bone had been broken simply as oth-
er boncsnre broken; it was now set and the
sufferer Was; of course, told that he must
rest. He had suggested that he should be
taken‘home, and the Heathcotcs had con-
curred with llte doctor in asserting that no
proposition could be more absurd. He had
intended to eat hisChristmtts dinner at Gan-
goil, and he must now pass his entire
Christmas there,
“The sugar can go on very well for ten
days,” Harry had said. “I’ll go over my.
self and see about the men,and I‘ll fetch
your mother over.” ,
To this, however, Mrs. Heathcole had do-
murred successfully. “You’ll kill yourself,
Harry, if you go on like this,” she said.
Bender, therefore, was sent in the buggy
for the old lady, and at last Harry Heath-
cote consented to go to bed.
f‘My belief is I shall sleep for a week,” he
said as he turned in. But he didn’t begin
his sleep quiteat once. “I am very glad I
went into Maryborougb,” he said to his
Wife rising up from his pillow, "I’ve sworn
an information against Nukes and two of
the Brownbies, and the police will be after
them this afternoon. They won’t catch
Nokes and they can't convict the other fel-
lows. Butit Will be something to clear the
country of such a. fellow, and something al
:3 t8 let them know that detection is possi-
e. _
“Do sleep, now, my dear," she said.
“Yes, I will; I mean to. But look here,
Mary; if any of the police should come
here, mind you wake me at once. And,
Mary, look here; do you know I shouldn’t
be a bit surprised if that fellow was to be
making up to Kate."
and was so busy with things, that we hard- '
row,” Boscobel would reply. But SingSiniz
, the remainder-0f the party'took themselves, .
licot,you must not do that; you will hurt -
Mrs. Heatheotc with some little inward
chuckle at her husband’s assumed quick-
nose or apprehension, reminded herself that
time ago. Mrs. Hentlicote gave her husband
full credit for more than ordinary in-
telligence in reference to affairs appertain-
ing to the breeding of sheep and the grow-
ing of wool, but she did not think highly of
his discernment in such an affair as this.
When she first saw Mr. M‘edlicot, she had
felt it a godsend that such a man with the
look of a gentleman, anti unmarried, should
come into the neighborhood; and, in so
feeling her heart had been entirely.. with her
sister. For herselfit mattered nothing who
came or did itot come, or whether 1‘. man
were a bachelor, or possessed ol'a wife and a
dozen children. All that a girl had a right
to want was it good husband. She was
quite satisfied with her own lot in that re-
i-ipccl, but she was anxious enough on behalf
of Kate. And when a young man did
come, who might make matters so pleasant
for them, Hurry quarrelled with, him because
he was a free-selector! “A frec-fiddlestick”
she had once said to Kate—hot, however
communicating to her innocent sister the
ambition which was already filling her own
bosom. “flurry does take things up so—as
though people weren’t to live, some in one
way and some in another! As far as I can
see, Mr. Medlicot is a very nice fellow."
Kate had remarked that he was "all very
Wt‘ll," and nothing marched been said.
But Mrs. Heatlicote, in spite of Harry’s
averston, had formed her little project—u
project which, if then-declared, would have
filled Harry with dismay.- And now the
young aristocrat, as he turned himSelfiu his
bed, made the Suggestion to his wile asif it
were all his own i . .
"I never like to think much-of these
things beforehand,” site said innocently. .
“1 don’t know about tliluking,";sirid jIIar-t
ry, but a girl might do worse. If it should
come up don’t set yourself against it."
“Kate,of course will please herself,” said
Mrs. lieuthcotc. Now do lie down and rest
yourself.” _ »
His rest, liowevcr,.was' not of long durae
IIOI). As he had himself suggested, two po-
licemen reached Gangoil at about three in
the afternoon, on their way from Marybet-
ough to Boolabong, in order that they might
take Mr. Mcdlicot’s deposition. After
Heathcotes’s departure it had occurred to
Sergeant. Forrest 'ol' the police—and the sug-
gestion,having been transferred from the
siipendiaiy magistrate, was now produced
with magisterial sanction—that, after all,
there was no evidencengainst the BroWn:
bies. They had simply interfered to pre-
vent the hiirning of the. grass on their own
run, and who could say that the bud com-
mitted any crime by doing so? chdlicot
had seen Nokes with a; lighted branch ingltis
hand,the matter mighibe difi‘crent‘wilh- him;
and therelore Mediicot‘s deposition was
taken. He had sworn that ’he had Seen
N okes drag his lighted torch along the
ground ; he had also seen other horsemen—
two or three, as he thought—:but could not
identify them. J acko’s deposition was also
taken as to the man who had been heard t
and seen in the wool-shed at night. Jacko ‘
was rcadv to swear point-blank that the ,
man was okes. The policeman suggested
that, as the night was dark, Jacko might as
thinking that the shade of doubt would add
Strength to file evidence. But Jacko was
not going to be taught what sort of oath he
should swear. ; ' ,
“My word l” he said. "‘Didn’t I see his a
leg move? You go away.” - ' -
. Armed with these depositions, the two 3‘
con-stables went on to Boolahong in search j
of Nokes, and of Nukes only, much to the
chagrin of Harry, who declared that the po-
lice would never really bestir themselves in
a squatter’s cause. “As for Nokes, he‘ll be
out of Queensland by this time to-morrow.”
CHAPTER XI.
. sanctum/r FORREST.
The Brownbie party returned after their
midnight raid,.in great discomfiture to Boo-
liibong. 'l‘hcir leader. Jerry,
C
and unsightly manner. Joe bad hardly
made good that chariiclcrfor ”fighting limit 9
to the end” for which he was apt to claim
credit. Boscobel was altogether disconcert-
ed by his fall. And Nokes, who had cer~
tainly shownhisaptitudc for the fray, was
retreat by his cowardice; while Sing Sing,
the runaway cook, who knew that he had
to turn over in his heathcnish mind the ill- a
effects of joining the losing side.
fool, B05,” he said more than once to his 8
friend the Woodsman, who had lured him
punch your liend,John,if you don’t hold your
went on with his rcproaclics, and before
they had reached Boolabong, Boscohel had it
“You’re not coming in here.” Jerry said
to Nokes, when they reached the yard gate.
. c
“Who wants to come in?
suppose it
“Give him some bread and meat Jack,
and let him go on. There’ll be somebody
here after him before long. Ilc can’thurt
us; but I don’t want. people to think that
we are so fond of him-that we can’t. do
without harboring him. here. Georgie,you’ll
go too, if you take my advice. That young
our will send the police here assure as my
name is Brownbic,and, if they once get
hold of you, they’ll ‘have a great “many
things to talk to you about. ' _ .
Georgie grumbled when he heard this,but
he knew that the-advice given was good,
and he did not attempt to cutcr'the’hodse. l '
So Nokes and he vanished away in‘tbe bush .
8
together—nssuch men do vuuish-‘kunder-l
ing forth to‘ live as the 'wild ube‘abts live. l It 1
was still a-dark night when-they went, and 1
to their beds. _ ,
' 0n the following afternoon they were ivy-3 t
ing about the house, sometimes sleeping and
sometimes waking. up to smoke, when the
two policeman, who had: already been at}
Gangoil, appeared in the yard. These inert1
were dressed in flat caps, with short- blue,
jackets, hunting breaches, and long ‘bliick'
boots—very unlike any policeman in the old
country, and much more picturesque. .Tlicy.
leisurely tied their horses up, as tthounu'
they had been in the habit of making. week-
ly visits to the place, and walked around to
the veranda. ' _ ‘
“Well. Mr. Brownbie, and-how are you ‘2'
said the: gcant—to the old man.
The heat of the family was gracious, and
declared himself to be pretty well consider-
ing all things. He called the sergeant by
3.
take a bit of something to eat. Joe also was. i
courteous, and, after a little delay in getting
a key from his brother, brought out the jar.
of spirits, which, in’ the bush, is regarded as
the best sign, known of thorough good
breeding. The sergeant; said that he didn’t
mind if he did; and the man, of course fol-
lowed his 0fficer’s example. ,
So for everything was comfortable, and
the constables seemed in no hurry toallude
to disagreeable subjects. They condescend-
ed to cut abit of cold meatbeforo they pro-
ceeded to business. And-at last. the matter
to be discussed was introduced by one o
the Brownbie family. - 3
“I suppose you’ve heard that there was at
scrimmage here last night.” said Joe. The
Brownbie party preseht‘consistcd [of the old
man, Joe and Jack Brownbie, ii'ndBoscobel,
Jerry keeping himself in the background-be-
cause of his disfigurement. The sergeant,
as be swallowed his food acknowledged
that he had heard something about it. “And
that’s what brings you here,” continued Joe.
"There ain't nothing'wrorig here,” said
thebld man. ,. _
“I hOpe-not, Mr. Brownbie, said the‘scr-
gcant. “I hope not. We haven’t got any-
thing against you at- any rate.” Sergeant:
Forrest was ’a graduate of Oxford, the son
of an English clergyman, who, having his
way to make in the world, had thought that
an early fortune- would be found in the col-
onies‘. He had come out, had failed, had
suffered-sonic very hard things, and now,at
are age of thirty-fl ve’, enjoyed life thorough-
ly as a sergeant ol‘ the colonial police. '
“You haven’t got anything against ;any-
body here, I should think,” said Joe.
"1f ou Want to get them as begun it,"
said Jack, “and memos ought: to he took up
you’ll go'to Gangoil." - -
“Hold your tongue, Jack," said his broth-
er, “Scrgeant Forrest knows where to go
better than you can tell him." ‘
Then the‘ sergeant asked a string of ques-
tions as to the nature of the fight; who had
been hurt; and now badly find anybody
been hurt; and What other harm had been
done. The answers to all these questions
were given with a fair amount or milk, ex-
cept that the little circumstance of'the origin
of the fire Was not explained. Both Bosco
cobel and Joe had seen the'torch put down,
but it could hardlyhave been expected that
they should have been explicit as to such a
detail as that. Nor did they mention the
names of either their brodier George or
Nokes. . -
“And who was there in the matter ?”
asked the sergeant.
“There was young Heatlicote and a be
he has there, and the two chaps as he cal s
boundary riders, and Medlicot, the sugar
the same idea had occurred to her some
Susquehanna river,.j_us.t at. the -'
Falls, above'Collins' Station, it we
a seliool‘of‘ black bass numbering probably
one time before.
the residence of Judge
player sitting on the stoop, talking in the
meantime and answering questions about
abused by them all as having caused their "19 game. The“? was a dispute about ”19
posttion of the pieces in two of the ames,
when Mr. Mundy stood up and calfe off all
forfeited his wages of Gangoil, was forced the moves that had been made in the games
by Mr. C. E. Bishop, a journalist of Buffalo,
you’re not going to send a fellowym with; success-
Oill 31)” 0f Limb after such ““gh” work? for themselves in the market and at the
polls, not the per cent. of- re’citations in
schools, is the test of .the 'system.j"l‘his
State of all who addresa themselves to the
popular mind. We pray you to so train
these young minds thatthcir comprehension
may
‘ book lore or little. At least make them ex;
perts in their native tongue, both to use and
receive it'—no- matter if they don"t learn
anything else. 2N0t how much but how attsii-tlvtn prices.
you teach should be your thought."
river navigators. General
dinates Tuesday fired ofl’ the final blast,
which makcs'the depth of the water over,
his name, and asked the men whether they'd the once dangerous. rock twenty-five feet,
graph. .
’l‘wo stout, hearty .Sv‘vede girls in Des: .
fellow from the mill, and a; chupfof JMedli-
col’s I never set eyes-onbefore. t (They must
have expected something .to be up, or Heath-I
cuts would net have been I going about at
night-with a tribe of men like“tlt'at." ‘ ‘ - ’ ‘
_“And who were yonr'party'?l?: :. '. .
.jt‘Well, there were just ourselves, four of
us. for Georgie .w’ns there, andthis, fellow
Boscohel.’ Georgie never stays Ion" and he
wouldn’t be welcome if he did.; '3 'c'tt'tr‘ned
up 'jnstLby chance like, and now hole 00‘
again.” . ' , » ,1 j - .-
“'l‘hatwas all ch ‘2" , _ ,, _ ,
Cffcourse they all knew that thc'sergeant
knew that Nokes had been with them." Well
then, that wasn’t all," said old Brownbie.
‘f-Bill Nukes was here, whom. Houtbcotc dis-
missed ever so longpgo, and, that Chinese
cook’ofliis. ‘He dismissed him too, I- sup-
pose. And be dismissed Boscobel here.”
,“No one can live at Gangoil any time,”
said Jack. ‘tEVci-ybody knows that. He
wants to be lord a’miglily over every thing.
But he uiri’t‘going to be lord a’niiglity at
Boolabong.” . 7 ‘
; “And, he ain‘t going to burn our grass
either," said Joe. "It’s like his impatience
coming on to our. run and "burning'fcver'y
thlhg before him; I'He calls himsell'a maglsi'
tratepbut he’snot to do just’u's he pleases
because he’s a: magistrate, I suppose we
can swear against him _for. lighting our
grass, sergeant? .Tltereisit’t.'o'rieof.us that
didn’t seehim do it." ‘ 1‘ ‘
“And Where isiiNokes," riskier] itlle ser-
geiint, paying no, attention to. the applica-
tion male by Mr. Browabie. junior, for re-
dress to-bimsélf.‘ ' " f " " ’ "
-“Well,” said Joe. “Nokes isn’t any where
about:Boolab0ng.” l - . J ,.-i . ' ,
"He's aWay with yourt brother. George P"
. "I shouldn’t wonder,” said .100.
"life‘s. serious matter lightning u”fire','you
know," said the sergeant. “A ’ ntiin would
blurb to swing for it.” . “i“ -
. “'I’lic_n.whyE isn’t, young
swing ‘3" demanded Jack. ,
_ "There is such a thing as intent, vou-
kuow.‘ . ‘
where would the fire have gone like» hadn’t;
kept putting it out as fast as he keptjlightinir
it? On to his 0th run, not to yours....’§Aud
where-weald the. other the hav'e‘f gone
which somebody lit, and’which nebody put
out, if he hadn’t been; there .to stop it i"
The lessyou say uguinst Heatbcote the
better. So Nukes is off, is lief”. , . '
“He ain't here, anyways,” ‘s'iiitl' Joe.
“When the row was over, we wenldn't let
him in. We didn't want him aboutmhere.”
“I daresay not," said the sergeant. fFNow
let me go and see the tape! where ‘the fight
was. So the two policemen, With the two
young Brownbies. rode away, leaving. Boss
5 Hestiicote to
cobelWith the old‘man, . .. ,, _
[Concluded in our next.] . .
- A: Remarkable Funnier-y.
.' . From the Ldn‘caaler momma? ~ ' '
' Yésler'dsy- while a raft belong-lb ~to Mr.
Weaver, at Marietta,.wtts_passing‘ Zyvn the
‘ itéwago
‘eset'by
wo hundred, all of which leapedwup‘out of
be water and on to the rail; The raftsmen
ried to secure the fish, and. succeeded .in
he Susqueharinal-rfver; were listofiished
omewhauv lienfiVe black bass leaped .into
their boat. Thisspecies of :the finu. ,: tribe
.for
eeni to have ‘a remarkable propépg‘it’y
" bass
umping,‘and incidents where ‘bla
are sccuredtby their leaping into boats 'and
other objects are not at all rare,~but it is output“.
eldoni we are called u on to- itemize the
fact oftwo hundred ma ing the leap'all at
once. . ' 'i - f
- r.
Chess Slaying Extraordinary. “I
There is a story to the effect that Mr. Wil-
ently played at that place twenty-four
was burned games of chess at one sitting, against tweno'
about the bands and face in a disagreeable ty-four different-players, .without sight 0f
the men or boards, which is said to be clev-
n more games than were ever attempted at
The playing was done at
osiah-T. Miller, the
nd the positions of the pieces on the board.
“You big Mr. Mandy once played six games at once
t Hudson, N. Y., and again at Geneva, N.
Y.; when fourteen years Of age, it is said,
away from the comforts of Gangoil. “I’ll be beat some'of the best players.
The following bit of wisdom was uttered
t a recent teachers’ meeting in Fredoniu:
91““?th the Chinaman’s head. “Our school reports read well, but what is
beingdonefor popular intelligence? .The
otnmon school is the pcoplei‘s. The even
go Citizen is the average of the school’s
The per cent. of those who think
liould be the petition to you teachers of the
be acute, whether ,-they learn much
At length the adulteration of soap. is re-
’ duced to a science. The first step in" the
process is to melt and‘mix with the. soap all
he sal.soda,-'Which costs from one “disc
half to two: cents per pound, that it Will
bear,thns.giving.,itii. siren tli destructive
o cuticle and cloth alike. be next ,Step is
to add flnelyipOWdered"silcx—white sand-'-
finc as flour, which adds to the bulk, solidi-
y, and weight, and thus enables the maker
to produceacheap article. Sometimes talc
(soap stone) is used for the same purpose in
liner soups.
per pound ;= the-talc costs‘from two to three ‘
cantls. Ind thiIs iway icheap soaps are all FRESH msnyovs'runs,cr.nms,ae.,
suterate. ts sntoseetatatseven .. ' ‘-
cents per pound fossils}! ndulterated in this frilShaellli-vszgsdhfis or‘hom Fl silhifobifi‘vb‘diifk
way there is more than 125 ' ' ‘
on the added-articles.
The silex costs from fin to lo
pg‘r cent. profit
Counties reef is no longer a terror to East
Newton's subor-
hrce inches at mean low tide. After the!
blast had been exploded and the broken.
pieces removed,a machine rigged‘to the,
keclo'f a steamer was dragged over the en- ; Sponges,
tire surface of the.rock.
ty feet four inches, and at no place did it,
touch the rock. Considering "the state of,
the tide at the time, this at an average high;
title will give twenty-nine feet and seven; '
inches, or sufficient to float a vessel/:ot!
greater draught than has ever passed the,
Sandy Hook bar. 1 ' .
It was set at thin,
"Mynhcer Paul Dietritch, ‘of Milwaukee,=
feeling his’earthly tabernttcle stored with
troubles to be expelled, decided, after full
fin airy and investigation, to employ Ayer’s;
til 3.
stomach, he mistook the directions (2 to 7;);
and swallbwed 27 forfa dose. This created,:
of courSe,_an up pant-ing internal rebellion.;
‘ But Pliul' Went through the fightlike a her-0,5
and‘camc ofi‘ victor jut last, with a renovated?
system, which he 'proudly’exhibits as proof;
of the wisdom of his choice.
In his haste to purify his Dutcb'
He adVlSeS‘
everybody to take~Doc; Ayer’s Pills, but.
Ikindly advises his friends who are smbi-f
tions of following his example. to t‘pe sure»
and tnke'derriglit botion."—eMt'mtesota TeIe-i
-..- ' ‘
Moincs,lowa. one Sunday evening, While’
returning from church, were followed by,
two young sports, who annoyed them by.
such attentions that the girls attempted to
escape by fast walking. This they were
not able to do, and their tormentors kept;
close to them. Finally one of tho meni
made an insulting remark, when the largei’,
girl wheeled about and with one blow .iilie,
knocked him down gs completely as if a
mule had kicked him.~ Then she kneeled
on him and pummelled until he begged for
mercy. When he did. this, woman-like,
she relented and. permitted him to depart. ’
Forewarned, For'earmed—(Our re orter
before dinner) Q‘Beg pardon, my lor , but
could your lordship kindly oblige me by
givingmcu hint as to What your lordship
is going tosay in reply to the dukewheu
his race proposes your lordship’s health i”,
His ordship: “How can . -.
I'm going to say until I’ve heard What the
duke says 7" Our reporter: "Oh I can
oblige your lordship witbvwhat his grace-ls
going to say, Iv‘e got'it all in my pocket.”
—lecii.
Sharon S rings, N. Y., September 2d.—+
Congress all,togethor with the Sulphur
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lugbt. Lossfilotl,000.
When Heathen": lighted‘th'eifire,’ ‘
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lilain‘sti-est, Nprvvalké‘Cpnn.
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. CHARL
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\Vaters.j'l‘oiletsiid Medicatedwa s, Flavoring and
Handkerchief: Extracts.-,,Hair rushes, Combs,
Chamois Skins.‘ Stationery, Cloars, f&c.
onew an
and is constantly adding to hisstock allt
popular medicinesof the day. '
mucus AND MEDICINES.
the citizens -tn- this vicinity, that at his
Drug Store, ~_ -
CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND DEPO’I‘STS.
_ can always be four“!
.P'URE DIEUGS,
crloron \VINBS amt LIQU‘ORS
FOB MEDICAL’PCRPOSES, . _ ,
FANCY AND f TOILET ARTICLES,
PA MNTVMEDICINES. cc. '
H‘l‘hysiclans’l’reseriptionscarofullycomponne
adds and night. Can be found nights,insam-
build ng,entrang’enn Washington St. ' .
1y” 8,15. ECK, South Not-Wall: Conn ‘-
.0.s. seasons, - '
> _ lyon‘bandagencralalsonmentof
,G- R'O‘OflEBIE 8 ,
cnccknnr, amass, .
rm AND- troopivx WARE, 110., no
11; y devoting b is constant personal attentlon t0 the
bustnassit e' hopes: to merit public patronage.
’ m txsuuaxcn. 00.. or usu'rroun,
lncorporalcdlsw. ‘ Charterl’crpetnal.
Capllnland Aunts, - $5,052,880.10
lusnresagatnstlcssauddumaga by Fire, outerms
ofccmpensatlon. COWLES’ a MERRILL,
SoleA gentst‘or Not-wall: and vicinity.
NORWALKI ssunaucnoouraur
NORWALK, CONN. --
Clans-tor onpltgl f, - -, .,,-"- {500,000
PnldupCIpltgl. .- . - -. - ~01,00,000
Wu.‘ C. Susana-esteem, Giro. modulus, Sec’y.
- ‘ '»Enlx'll_ir.'r..’fi'reiufiror."
.1. Wat-erCOQIBrs:
ann‘ . ‘ ‘
:_ .lce Cream-Freezers; ~:
‘ 411111;: LocKwoophs.
' » FULL stock of the most; approved Farm and
Bridgeport. ~
~w.0.niii:inni>. ~ ~- -.
THE: anll‘scribel‘bavin'gbou‘ghtout theglixrli'lgc ' :
inten s cep nir ~ -
mun. ALLEN...
. "was ' NE’nUncu
llEundersigncdwonld respctfully announceto . . g' I“ , : . -. P
sour wanna,
ROOT_'BEER;ff_. '5 Cents _
At. bloatore‘in tumultvs'nhocx,n'ascouatant, .
adopted to the hazardmnd conststentwitb theluws
Lattire
rs Bartlet tilts-.50.
At 3- K. LQQKWQOD‘I!
‘Norwalk, Conn, weu'iis lainstumping. Cal andseespectmensa 9H
. 5 . , . , .
W. B. RIDER. . _!ANJDE_]|I
HURTICULTUBAI IMPLEMENTS.
Garden Implements now in store and for sale,
Mofing Machines and Lawn Mowers.
Lawn Mowers, full si7.e,‘812.~ .
Wheel, lawn, steel-and hay rakes.
Ploughs—Mcad’s, Marsh, Eagle, &0.
Shovels, Spades, Scoops, Garden Forks. and
005.
Hay Cntters—Burdick’s, Whitmore’s, and Ride
Rollers.
Burrows, Corn Shellers 0x Yokes and Bows.
Churns-Blanchard’s, the very best in use; also,
smaller implements in great variety.
Phosphates—Russell’s, Coe‘s. Bait it’s, mid
‘ - Wto. S tEE'l‘.
Norwulk, April, 1875.
W. e. QUINTARD a; co.,_
Wholesale and Retail Dealersin
Hardware, Paints- Oils, Glass,
House Furnishing Goods,
' Also all kinds of ‘
Méchanlcs’ Tools.
. . All” .. ‘
AGRlcuLTtlilAE IMPLEMENT§.t
LOCKS, KNOBS, NAILS, ANDBUILDER
HARDWARE, POCKET 'AND’ TABLE cunnm'
ofthebestkind. ,Remembertlteplace, '
. No. 8,.0pera 'llbuse Block},
‘ somnjlvonwamkmqmv.
‘Bnutmxllu‘
‘ TilE'llli'lil’Fillt’n” ’1 ‘
SSIJES Policies of Insurance. After careful in: '
spection of :the ' Boilers, covering" all loan or
pamgge to Boilers, Buildings, and Machinery arts.
an em »
Sven Benin Expansions!
' .. Pro-Idols:
- Vice-President
Secretary
‘ Agent
0. M..BEACII. . -' h
J‘. n. prunes,
Office over the lit-st, NationalBank, cur. Main My;
Bank Sts.. BBIPQEPOB'IS CONN.
it. it. a c. smuowrr'r
are now ready to draw
AT
PER GLAsS. ‘
GINGER 'ALE,
* AND“
MINERAL” WATERS
Cheap. Passages l
rust-ti: rioxtrs,
'l'otu'id From (ill-en: Brltuln,
. pantie had at greatly ,.
R‘ in DUbE‘D 'RATES
oneness THAN EVER BEFORE
. until'lnrthcr notice, Apply at: the
Gazett9 Office.
Feather Dusters,
'on 1.1: .215 tents, .
.At E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
' 603.303.911.15 .
CARD WORK.
I at every Descriptlon. at the
Gazette Job Printing Office.
information to the latest possible -
lAircresdy topntinyour WATER,STEAM or GAS
anyone. WROUGBT tb'CASTlRO‘I TIN-LINED.
LEADPIPES &c.,0IeVer sfzeanddescri tion.
REAL tutti i INSURANCE
and every evening after 5 o’cloc
pro arty.
, Natal-y for City and County of New York.
of New
CLEWS
_ _ vest: money at the above rate, we earnestly beg in-
viiligysalc and retail, at manufacturers" prices, in- venture to call and examine at thcofiice or,
c n : ‘ . ' '
' Sula 5 Water fill“ Rant Beer
’STEEL F0 UNlAiNS,
. Thuis'tlay neither lst, I874,
A
asanrsrns.
I I} learnt». ,. .-
'. = NEW.placc, about smile fromltlie Britt e, is
ofiercd very low, and about two-thirds o the
purchase money can remain on mortgage. . A rare-
chance for a poor. man $0-369“!!! a. permanent
home: Apply at the Gum-rt: Olll'lCE. »
C - .. non saw.
Two very desirable BuiltliriELOts on West Main
_ Street. _ Apply at the CA ETTE OFFICE.
1‘0“ SALE on” To BENT.
THE plii e belonging to the estate of 281mm:
- Lyon. » Said place’ is a ,very desirable property,
situated in the Borough of N orwalk, on t 9. corner
of Knight Street‘ano North Avenue, is within five
minutes’ walk offtlie Horse Bailwny, and Danbnry
d; Nor-walk Railroad Depot. Also the lame diso‘
“rice from the several churches and. schools. The
neighborhood is . all that; could , be desired. The
House is in geod repair, thc'roomg large, commo-
dions and pleasant. 0n the premises is a well of
excellent water, also a find garden and plenty of
shade and fruittrees. - Possession given the first of
Agni if desired. For terms enquire of JAMES St
L ON, on the premises, or of EDGAR LYON _
Norwalk, March Titli, 1874. 7 ~ IOt
, not; shut ‘clm‘np.
A (-' 00D FARM. of about“? acres of high land;
situated-two littlesnorth'ol' New Canaan. .
Apply to:A. it, highlighter, Smith’s Ridge. 4
-' ' TORI-31017,
FURNISHED—Possession immediately if desir-
. ' cit-my Homestead with not; fléuse’, Barn and
Garden, or the Homestead of Mrs. Maria Crumb
on Prospect Hill partlyi furnished. The location ,
is the best on the Sound,for full information eallon
.- ' C. J. GRUMAN. i
ARN TORENT,~—A new Barn with good soil:
bllng for several horses, near the bridge. Price
88 per month. Entfiiire at this Office. . ‘
h r r z . » .
FOR, sar.r:._ =
NEAT]: ESIDENCE on one of the best, pleas-
- .antes: and moat accessible streets in town.
this cighuooms, with gas ineach, and heater cu-
pablc 'of heating the whole house. Large barn
.wrtb stsbllng for several horses. A pie, Pear and
Cherry Trees, .just commencing to ‘car fruit. 10
Within five minutes’ walk of the Post Office, «Inc.
I’rtccdmw. Or Will rent it‘to a good tenant for
3600 per year. Enquire at this ofilcc.
FORSALE on '1‘9 nmv'r.
NEW IIOUSE, well finished; 4 rooms and
. largeurid convenient pantry unp two closets,
sinks, the” on first flour,.tliree rooms and two clos-
ets'on second floor; dining room wninscotcd with
black walnut and cedar, kitchen wainscoted with
pine: as pipes throughout the house; water
pipes, c.,- situated on Fair Street, about halta
mile from the Bridge. in a. very healthy location:
If sold; a large part can remain on mortgage. If
not sold soon it. Will be rented on reasonable
terms. ‘ ,3, J. E, ELLS.
M111 rProperty
.- ; nonstann. .-.
THE subscriber offers for Sale, his Mill Properly
situated in West Nat-walk; about two niifel
walk,und two miter; from New Canaan, coast-tin
of 3 manufactory, two‘storics high ,ssxts feet, wit:
about 10 feet bead and fall of. water, witmhreeucres
oflandmow used as a Saw Mill but suitable for:
manufactory ornn y kind. Terms easy‘an'd p'rlée‘ldw.
Enquire of JAMES FINN EY, Real Estate Agent,
Norwalk,or ofthesnbscribcr, ' ' ‘ ‘
. . - . . can UNCEYS TR nn'r.
WestNorwaik. Sept.25.1$69. _ - us
new volt tau-nutter rirrs.
Wm. Glover 853.0911,
PE, at very short notice and at as low a rate no
Pnumiimai u a “on Brain on.
B. J. STURGES, .
_ B R 0 K E'R ,:
' Office No. 4 GazetteBiiildiiig,
NORWALK, CONN,
At ofiice Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Property bou lit. sold and exchanged.
Connecticut ‘arrns wanted for New York city
INSURANCE.
Lancgisliire, of England, Capital $10,000,000.
Scottish Commercial, Scotland,‘capl’l, 810,000,000.
Niagara, pf New-York, assets, $1,000,000.
, Metro olitan Plate Glass Insurance .Company,
ark, Capital $100,000. ‘ . 50
.10' run can't. INTEREST.
_ First Mortgage on farm-lands.
5 Per Cent Semi-annually,
no BETTER. sscuarrv.
‘Havin triads arrangements with JIENBY
00., well known tankers, to safely in-
Wilsangfifjllurlllntt,
GAZETTE BUILDING .
J. BBLDEN HUBLBUTT.
' Draper and Tailor.
Room No. 1, Gazette Building.
INO'I‘ICE T0 PATRONS.
THE SUBSCRIBER is now prepared to furnish '
to any 01‘ his Customers or‘ the Trudi» '
,. _ S'- GRUWAN.
51 3; Main Street, Norwalk. ‘ " ‘
nonom~
The. Fairiell ill. Sirius Bail
WTL'L COMMENCE nusmnss ON
In the‘Banking Rooms of the Fair
1‘ “ f “ I " ‘ I I 1“ ‘, I _ ‘ . .-
ST-ltlll BUILER INSPECTION! . field (lo-NanonaIBank-
, .: -; .-. v: ;- . . . imrmutuIniiowrlinuum'ml
» | .4st . * 'TIIEDATEIFIEPIII‘I.
, ‘ ', . _ ,‘ 1. .7; .' .,' . . _' Businessho’ursfromtlrA.M.,t012.11.;nndfroml
insurance Culturally, . ,, i.3l‘i°_l‘t..‘r.;‘ilitit:3‘*‘“d °“-S“‘“““" "7‘““9'
CASIFICAFI'I‘AL, $000,000 has ‘Xiizi’éififsr'fiiié’ifiiiéfitm. .
We are now keepingri fulfaesortmcnt of
vii...ri.nttrr tannin. ‘
H. u. s c. s. rnowrr'r.
. John A. H onneckezz,
. room or turn. HILL. _
Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes, Crullers, &c., baked
fresh everyday. Everything made out: of good
materials. and by careful and competent workmen.
Try our Baking.
KI‘NGSPORD ’_-8
05W EGO
: SILVER mightier,
For" the Laundry,
MANUFACTURED BY
'1‘. .KINGSFBBD' 0‘s SON:
- Tflli‘. nusr marten m Tl": wounu _
Gives a beautiful finish to the linen, and the dif- _
forence in cost between it and ‘common starch is
scarcely half a. cent for an ordinary washing.
Ask your Grocer for it. > . .
K'I'N‘G-Eofin’s
OSW-EGO, CORN STARCH:
FOR runntxos, BLANC Mason, icn CREAM, so.
In the original—established in ,1843. And pre-'
serves its reputation as purer, stronger and more
delicate than any other article of the kind offered,
either of the same name or with other titles.
Stevenson Macadam, Pb. D., &c., the highest
chemical authority of Europe, caret ully analyzed
this Corn Starch, and says it is amost excellent ari-
ticle of diet and in chemical and feeding proper-
ties is fully equal to the best arrow root.
Directions for making Puddings, Custards, kc...
accompanying each one pound package. 1 or sale
by all first-class Grocers.
TEA TRAYS,
. 4“ E. K. LOOKWOOD'S.
HOSE, '
At E. K. Looxwoonts.‘
simvns
At. E. K. LOCKWOOD’S.
Chamois, Sponges & Whips,
from Darien‘llepombree miles'1r0m South Nor. ,.
course they don't.
Louis. Cincinnati, Toledo, and the other
big points in the interior, Where $50 will go
farther than $150 will here. The hotel and
restaurant keepers don’t seem to realize
_ , , that the war fis over, fog-they prre charg-
‘ ' in: war prices or ever 1 in . omntoes
‘ FBAN 013 J- MGKEON’ are not worth twenty-fivgcentg a bushel in
the markets;butata first-class restaurant
you are made to pay forty cents a plate for
. sliced tomatoes. Beefis as cheap as dirt,
A choice selection of new and fashionable goods but nevertheless a decent steak at a m-
constantly on hand ' taurant costs 'you from-50 cents to $1.75,
‘ and the proprietors never blush. New
York will never get her trade again till all
these things are reformed.
belid With his c
535mg hold of the robber, who fled with ‘hil
_ VOLUME .~i.v111.--N UMBER 33'
.g I: I j' I ' U . - .1. K“.
on]: NEW roux Lanna...
Heir ,D'us'r ”menu—Bount—
Cosr on'Come 10 NEW Yonk£Cfim
APonmes.
mm mm AND rescue.
Fervid heat and intolerable dust mark
the opening of September, and raise my
.a longing sigh as we read of, the frosts and
bracing weather in the Northwest. Water-
carts perurnbulate the streets all day long,
ice cream is the staple article of diet, and
the baskets of spotted peaches left by the
glut in the market, raise but a feeling of
satiety. The _ genius who would invent a
way to get rid of peaches here this year
would call forth the thanks of dealers. It
is unfortunate that they can't be sent by
balloon to the desolate West, whose peach
orchards bear no longer. The would
serve a double purpose—as be last and
utmosphere would preserve their freshness
in high flavor. Peaches in' ht be sent
overn glit from New York to bicago, and
the prevailing odor of the markets and
whams'considerably improved thereby.
Venders hold very fair fruit at ten cents
the. half-peck, piled and running over,
while baskets are selling from fifty to sixty
cents. Pench' ice cream is ~tbe popular
delicacy,-vvith the comforting persuasion
thatpure fruit is used for fiavorin it.
While speakingof the productso this
part of the country,it may be mentioned
that clams are unusually fine this season,
alactwbtch’rejoices the hearts of politi-
cians mightily“
nnsmnss.
. Were the season as propitious in business
as it is in nature, there would be nothing
left to wish. But the ghastly list of failures
in each morning’s papers makes business
men look sick; and there is a clenching of
hands and looking out for the worst that in
not healthy in the chill and fever weather
of September. The only people who look
at all at case are the bankrupts. The worst
is over withlthem, and there remains the
fresh start, 'set off by the prospect of board-
ing carefully all profits for years to come.
to; pay in full the creditorswlio compound-
ed for fifty cents on the dollar.
'Evcr‘ day brings its regular list of fall.
tires. l‘his week the great book firm of
Lee & Shepard, Boston, went under, taking
Withittheir New York house, liabilities,
$600,000, assets not yet. known. But it :‘I
the credit of our business men that they
0
Ire doing everything in their power to rain
the fallen firm, and set it on its feet again.
The publishers in New York, who are the .
principal creditors, say to them “Pay what
on con and. go on," which they Will do.
his is what honest and integrity in worth.
Lee & Shepard failed from no fanlt’of their
own, and they struggled desperately for
thee ears before they went down. They
lost $25,000, in good bard-earned mane ,
In the Boston fire, and the depression
business, and the shrinkage 'in vnlues,
finally brought them to their knees. The
thousands of people who read Oliver Optic.
and the other authors they have brought
out, will be glad to know that they will
probably resume in ten days. Such men
cannot long be kept down. Friend Pitts,
the well-known Broadway ladies'fnrninh-
ing goods man, went by the. board Wed-
nesday,and Thursday, Union Adams, the
. better-known men’s furnisher, followed
suit. These are the best known, but; there
are a dozen a day in the City.
’But despite this the business 'men feel a
slight revival of their hopes. Whether it
will last, remains to be seen, but it ill-cer-
tain that there is an increase in business
for, the last week. There are mgr-eat, may
merchants in the City, and they are buying,
thou h'not extensively. They
“sorting up,” rather than buying. full stocks,
but even that is better than nothing; The
wheels are moving, if they do creek.
seem to be
But I do not believe that New York will
ever again have the trade it. once held.
IT COSTS TOO MUCH
to come to New York to do business; and
for a part of their loss of trade the mer-
chants may charge the hotels and the
parasites that: hang upon them.
stance, if sconntry merchant comes here,
he wants to and ought to bring his Wife.
At any hotel he would care to stop at, the
rate per day is 34.50—39.00 for the two—
and as he can’t get. a waiter to do anything
decent for him Without a fee, his daily ' ex-
. penses will mount up to quite $12 per day.
For in-
f he wants to go to a theatre, he is unn-
, dledzout. of 81.50 for each seat. and as” for a
hack to go to the Park, 38 is the lowest,
and $10 and $12 are common. :In short, it
ten days’ stay will use up the but-end of
$250, to say nothin
coming and going.
him, for they never expect to see him again.
of the expenses of ‘
verybody digs into
Of course they can’t afford it, and" of
They go to Chicago, St.
cums.
The records of the week read like one.
long list of horrors. Burglary, murder,
and suicidc'followcach other so rapidly,
that it needs strong nerves to. read the
dailies with their lists of woe. Since New
god; abolished the system of Metro olitnn
olice,apnointed by a board contra ed by
the State Legislature at Albany, too far ofi‘
to' be influenced by small local interests,
and put its safety into the hands of the low
Ward politicians, whocontrol present police
appointments, that safety is not much bet-
ter than that of ancient Sodom—not wish-
ing to speak harshly of those who have
suffered their fate. '
this incident; on a rain
since, a gentleman wal ing down
ton Avenue,-0ne of the quietest streets of
the town, was set upon by two roughs, one
of whom snatched his handsome watch and
chain worth five or six hundred dollars.
I mentioned a week ago,
evening not long
Lexing-
,The gentleman seized the thief, and was
getting the better of him, when the police-
man of the beat came up to help oftlie
.thievesvand began thumping him over the
ab, till he was forced to let
ty. The gentleman made his way down
"at“: FloweTthemals town and entered his club, covered with '
blood, his heudvcut open by the policeman’s
blows, a pretty picture for the centre of
civilization in
When he went to the inspector of» police
for redress, he was called on to identify the
policeman; but as on the night of the
assault that worthy had been wrapped in
Havelock and waterproof, it was impossible
to detect him, and all the comfort the com-
the ' nineteenth century.
tsinant had was a jeering laugh {tom the
B A K E R, -_ihspector, and the brutal answer that he
must have been too drunk that, night to
take care of his'own watch, and lost it. ~ '
’ 1 Occurrences of this nature are becoming,
alarmingly frequent.
The police assert
that the increase of crime in-attributlble to
the number of men out of work, but thev
lie Whenthey so say. The work done by
foot-padsand burglars shows the jv‘vork of
skilled men. The fact is, the police are in
partnership with the thieves. None are
caught. The burglars who killed Noe are
(still at large, and no clue has been found to
“ them;"and the same may be said of every
case that has occurred. The investigation
now in progress will, it is to be hoped, do
something toward remedying this perplexed
condition ofthings. No decent man feels
safe at night in New York Without his pis-
toll‘ or sword-cane. The only hope of a
better state of things is to have the present
grow worse, till honest citizens are obliged,
insclf-defencc, to assert themselves, and
take the rule out of the hands of the de-
graded, reckless class who have got hold of
it. If good men are too busy or.too calc-
less to look after public interests, there are
plenty of worse ones who will be glad to
do so. ' ' ‘
- romes.
John Morrissey has locked horns with
Tammany in dead earnest, and there is,
going to be a struggle. The. prize-fighter
and gambler heads out: faction of the
Dyniocracy in this city and a much worse
man heads the other. ’l‘he hate each other
so cordially that I don’t be leve it possible
for them to get together-at all; and it the
respectability of the city had sense enough
to take advantage of the situation, they
might capture it and get decent: government
once more. But they won’t do it. _ They
have their goodsto sell, and Saratoga to
visit. and primary meetings are annoying
things to manage ; and so they will stick to
their merchandise and left the thievrs govern
them. At least this is what they alwn s
have done, and I see no indicationso a
change for the better. Possibly the condi-
tion of the city may spur them to action,
but I rather think it is not quite bad enough
at. Nothing less than a Tweed can make
i At 10. K. LOOKW'OOD’S.
t hotlenougli for their. 1
i Prune.
freight—while the coolness of the upper -
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